Trousers



June 19, I923.

A. H. BRICKER TROUSERS Filed Jan. 50 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 wwmto June19, 1923. 1,459,498

A. H. BRICKER I TROUSERS Filed Jan. 60 1922 4 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 avvueutozPatented June 19, 1193.

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TROUSERS.

Application filed January 30, 1922. Serial No. 532,561.

. To all it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM H. BRIGKER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvement in trousers, and the object of theinvention is to provide means whereby a pair of trousers may be adjustedto several standard sizes of waistbands. tion is 'to provide saidadjusting means in such a manner that the trousers will fit neatly tothe wearer without wrinkling or bulging, and whereby but very littleexpense will .be added to the cost of making the garment. Still anotherobject of the invention is to so construct or design the adjusting meansthat no changes need be made in the standard manner of cutting anddesigning trousers.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair oftrousers illustrating the invention.

Figure 2 is a detail view of the adjusting means showing the same open.

Figure 3 is a detail view. showing the trousers adjusted to maximumsize.

Figure 4 is a detail view showing the trousers adjusted to minimum size.

Referring ,to Figure 1 the reference nomeral 5 denotes apair of trousershaving a waistband 6, and the usual side pockets 7, 7 and rear oekets 8,8. The trousers may have belt lbops 9 as shown or be provided withbuttons, all in the usual manner.

It is to be noted, and it is a feature of this invention that all of theforegoing including the usual waist lining 29and skirt 10 are in theusual standard and well known form in which present day trousers aremanufae tured, and the method of making the trousers is..not changedaccording to this invention iniso far as the foregoing parts areconcerned. I

In order to provide the adjusting means referred to a single straightout is made on there is formed an adjusting flap l3 forward of the saidcut.

Another object of the inven-.

The rear edge 14 of the cut is'finished as a finished edge in theusualmanner'by sewing indicated at 15, and across stitch 16 is providedagainst tearing.

It will be perceived that the cut from-l1 to 12 is substantially centralof the rear pocket 8 and terminates immediately above the rear pocketopening 17 where the said stitching 16 is located.

To the front edge 18 of the said cut 11-12 is sewed a piece of the samematerial as the trousers Said piece, which is substantially inrectangular form is marked 19'and extends circumferentially' from thecut 11-12 to a point flush with the front inner edge 20 of the sidepocket 8. And said piece is finished on the inside as shown in Figure 1by extending the lining I29 and skirt 10 tothe forward edge 21 of thepiece 19, said edge 21 being, as stated and shown, flush with the pocketedge 20. w

The piece 19 may be termed an inner adjusting flap merely by way ofidentification and as seen in Figure 1 1s bounded by the two verticaledges or sides 18 and 21 and extends from the waistline down to thefinished inner line 22 of the pocket opening 17, where the piece 19 isjoined to the garment by stitching as 23. I

The adjustingflap 19 is provided with a suitable hook 24 and thewaistband and inner flat 19 are rovided with five suitable eyelets 25,25. en the hook 24 is hooked into the middle eyelet 25, the waistline ofthe arment will have the predetermined lengt for a certain standard sizepair of trousers.

When the hook 24 engages the extreme forward eyelet 25 as in Figure 3,the waist line will have a length two sizes larger than the originalsize as in Figure 1.

When the hook 24 engages the extreme rearward eyelet 25 as in Figure 4,the waistline will have a length two sizes smaller than the originalsize. I

When the hook 24 engages either of the intermediate eyelets forward orrearward of the middle one, the waistline length will be respectivelyone size larger or smaller than the original.

This result is accomplished by placing the eyelets one half inch apartwhereby an adjustment of one inch in circumference is obtained by theadjustments on opposite sides of the waistband. Or in other words,

the eyelets are arranged for standard sizes adjustment lar er andsmaller with respect to a predeterminedstandard size.

The advantagesof this construction are obvious and are obtained by thesimple expediency of cutting the slit as aforesaid and then adding theinner adjusting flap 19. By reason of its osition with respect to therear pocket, it is an easy matter to finish the forward edge 21 of theflap by continuin the finished edge of the pocket. Thus al bulging orunevenness caused by heavy seams and the like is avoided.

Again, by reason of the position of the cut substantially directly overthe hips, where the garment curves or bulges naturally, the edge 14 ofthe adjusting flap 13 lies flat in all positions, and where the innerflap 19 is exposed it is inconspicuous, being ofthe same material as thegarment.

In constructing garments as aforesaid,

all the annoyance and delay, as well as poor work, often incidental toalterations by a bushelman or tailor is avoided, and no particularchange in the making of the lining ,is required, the same being madelong enough to fit the largest size for which the garmegt inclusive theinner adjusting flap is me e.

intense lit is further understood that aside from the main features ashereinbefore set forth, details may be changed or altered within thescope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim Again of trousers having rear pockets provi ed with a slitextending through the upper part of the trousers down to a point adacent the rear pocket opening, thereby forming a front adjustable flap,a piece of material secured to the rear ed e of said slit and extendingforwardly to a line flush with the forward edge of the said rear pocket,a waist lining and skirt extending flush with said rear edge of saidslit and forward edge o f said rear pocket, a rear pocket lining se-

